Harvestor

Job description

Preparing fields and harvesting vegetable by picking, packing, sorting, and preparing the vegetable crop for shipment. One month of field experience as a vegetable packing farmworker is required. Walking the fields and handpicking vegetables from stalk or ground and placing it on the harvestor machine or off assembly line where workers count the vegetables and place an estimated amount into proper packing box or bin. No tools or specialized equipment necessary. The employer will provide workers compensation coverage for injury and disease arising out of and in the course of the workers employment at no cost to the worker, and will be in effect no later than the beginning date of this order.

Work will be directed and controlled by employer. One (1) month of prior experience as a vegetable packing farm worker is required. The assistance of the referring office in helping the worker provide this information will be appreciated.

No worker shall be terminated without just cause as specified under conditions specified in 20 CFR 655.122 (b). Offenses considered just cause for termination of employment includes, but are not limited to the following: (These are examples.) All employees working for Olathe Corn Company, LLC are held to these standards which are normal and accepted qualifications required by employers that do not use H2A workers in comparable occupations and crops.

(a) Refuses without justified cause to perform the work for which worker was recruited and hired in accordance with terms of this agreement;
(b) Committing an act of misconduct;
(c) Engaging in work during the period of this contract for any person other than employer without prior approval of employer;
(d) Violating any laws of the U.S.;
(e) Failure to report for work on three consecutive workdays or excessive tardiness;
(f) Leaving work without employers permission;
(g) Failure or inability to perform duties of reasonable quality and quantity with reasonable diligence as described in number 11;
(h) Drinking alcoholic beverages or other substance abuse on the job,
(i) Commits acts of insubordination.

Employer will apply the above standards on a nondiscriminatory basis as required by law.
Pursuant to 20 CFR 655.122 (n) employer will notify the local Job Service of any job abandonment and/or termination.

In the event of termination for medical reasons occurring after arrival on the job, or occurring as a result of employment, or in the event of termination resulting from an Act of God, the employer will provide or pay reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence to the place of recruitment and reimburse the worker for reasonable costs of transportation and subsistence incurred by the worker to get to the place of employment.

Special Requirements

One month of harvesting fresh vegetables or fruits